by Christopher Nye | Apr 9, 2019
Fears of a US-EU trade war have reared their head again, as Trump has proposed further tariffs on goods coming from the European Union, ranging from cheese and wine through to industrial goods. As Italy deals with a recession worries and the German economy continues...
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by Christopher Nye | Apr 9, 2019
The pound is in positive territory this morning as Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to meet Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel to argue for a short Brexit extension. She will visit the two leaders today. May also claimed that talks with Labour are on the verge of a...
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by Christopher Nye | Apr 9, 2019
The pound kept its ground against the euro this morning as the Prime Minister is set to meet Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel to put forward her case for a short Brexit extension. With claims of a breakthrough with Labour on the horizon, it seems that the markets are...
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by Christopher Nye | Apr 8, 2019
After a disappointing February, Non-Farm Payrolls beat expectations with 196,000 jobs added in March. February’s disappointing number of 20,000 was revised up to 33,000. However, wage growth slowed to 3.2%. There was also a surprise fall in manufacturing jobs, which...
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by Christopher Nye | Apr 8, 2019
The euro weakened against the pound on Sunday as sterling gained on hopes of ruling out a no-deal Brexit. However, with no clear decision yet made, this could soon be reversed, so it will be a volatile week ahead. German balance of trade figures came in this morning...
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